Is There Just One Spanish Language?
Most of the time, languages tend to be named after the demonym of their country of origin. However, in many cases this results in a
Third Culture Kids: Bridging Language and Culture
The term Third Culture Kid was first conceived in the 1950s by American social researchers Ruth and John Useem to define individuals who were raised
A Look at Translating Video Games, Comics and Movies
As mentioned in previous posts, comics, video games, gaming consoles and mobile games and apps have long since evolved from being for kids and teens only.
Translation for e-learning
Imagine a large organization with locations around the world. Their corporate culture must transcend into each country. And much of their success would stem from
Advances in Technology: Friend or Foe to Translators?
More and more each day, businesses rely on a wider range of languages to do, well business. That means that managers and employees alike are
Translating… The Future?
A little over 600 years ago, Geoffrey Chaucer, whom is widely considered to be the father of English literature, asked why anyone would possibly want
Translator Problems I: How to Translate Food
As has been mentioned numerous times on this blog, many translation issues arise at the intersection of the vast number of different cultures and ways
Mexico Heads towards Linguistic Independence
Intense debates have taken place to decide whether the Spanish language should be regulated by the Royal Spanish Academy, which, as you may know, is
Evolving Language
The idea about this blog started growing from my reading of David Stockman’s The Great Deformation.Although this book focuses on economics and the alleged development
Team Translations
Despite the fact that many people think of a translator’s job as being a solitary task, isolated and competitive, it shouldn’t be thought of this
